• Landwrap - February 2022

    In this edition: new transition arrangements for RCS 2010 CSDs, new Cadastral Survey Guidelines on water and tidal boundaries, Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021 Registration Guideline 2022, Notice of Change of Ownership - 34 of 67 councils on board,…
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  • Mount Axford officially named after prominent space scientist

    The official name Mount Axford has been given to a previously unnamed mountain in the Kepler Mountains in Fiordland National Park by Minister for Land Information Hon Damien O’Connor.
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  • Landwrap - June 2021

    In this edition: new fees for Landonline products, licence fees waived for new Landonline customers, improving contact centre waiting times, Cadastral Survey Rules 2021 webinar recording, payment for manual dealings, Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Act…
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  • Stories of manawhenua told at popular Mackenzie Basin tourist spot

    A sign installed at Tapataia Mahaka/Peters Lookout on Highway 80 to Aoraki (Mt Cook) tells the stories of manawhenua in Te Manahuna (Mackenzie Basin).
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  • Geographic Board celebrates its Māori name

    As part of the 2022 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori celebrations, the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is pleased to announce greater prominence to our te reo Māori name.
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  • Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: April 2022

    Toitū Te Whenua works with Te Kāhui Whakatau (part of the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti) to manage surplus Crown properties in the Treaty Settlements Landbank.
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  • Paekākā proposed as official name for inner-city area in Wellington

    The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is inviting public submissions on officially assigning Paekākā to the inner-city area of Wellington covering the Botanic Garden precinct, Anderson Park, and Bolton Street Memorial
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  • Call for submissions on Maxwell name change to Pākaraka

    Call for submissions on Maxwell name change to Pākaraka
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  • 820 place name decisions announced

    The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has announced 820 place name decisions. These include four official place names in the Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park:
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  • NZGB Secretary Wendy Shaw recognised at Public Service Day Awards

    Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board’s Wendy Shaw has been recognised at the Te Rā Ratonga Tūmatanui - Public Service Day Awards.
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  • Name change addresses long-standing Treaty grievance

    A long-standing Treaty grievance for mana whenua will be addressed when the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa formally changes Maxwell to Pākaraka today.
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  • Place naming proposals and recent decisions

    The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa made 1,454 official decisions at its April hui on place names in the Tasman and Marlborough regions, as well as for undersea feature names around New Zealand.
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  • Awataha Marae lease rehearing decision

    The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Craig Harris, has issued his rehearing decision regarding the lease of Crown Land to the Awataha Marae Society.You can view this decision at:
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  • Excellence award for long-term public servant

    We’re over the moon for our colleague, Apanui Williams (Api) Kaitohutohu Matamua / Principal Advisor Māori Crown Relations, who has been awarded Te Tohu Amorangi a Te Kawa Mataaho, the Public Service Commissioner's Commendation for Excellence.
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  • Māori interest in surplus Crown-owned land: October 2021

    Land Information New Zealand works with Te Kāhui Whakatau (part of the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti) to manage surplus Crown properties in the Treaty Settlements Landbank.
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    • Crown property
    • Māori and iwi